Tokyo Soft Rice King

"I'm not the bamboo cutter who discovered Kaguya-hime in The Tale of the Bamboo Cutter, nor am I the old couple who raised Momotaro... I didn't adopt her out of kindness, but for my own selfish desires..."

Takanashi Akiko hugged her head and spoke with a trembling voice.

"I'm such an ugly and selfish woman...! I'm not worthy of being her mother!"

Because of guilt, we keep blaming ourselves and are afraid to face it, so we choose to escape.

Hei Yuming continued to speak, forcing her to face reality.

"Whether or not you're qualified to be a mother isn't up to you alone, Aunt Qiuzi. You should also listen to your daughter's thoughts."

"I will never tell her... I... am still very scared..."

Akiko Takanashi's face showed fear, as if she could already see what kind of expression Takanashi would have when she knew the truth.

"I'm afraid that once she knows the truth... that child will look at me with eyes filled with anger and say something like, 'Am I just a stepping stone to your dream?!' Because even if I don't want to admit it, I can't deny that what I did was... I just took advantage of her!"

"Even so, it's impossible to hide it from her forever."

"I know it's impossible to keep it a secret forever. That kid is very smart and has probably noticed something. But I still hope the day when the truth comes out can be delayed as long as possible..."

To put it bluntly, Akiko Takanashi does not have the courage to face her daughter. She is completely different from the one who came to Tokyo alone.

After all, people are always very decisive when deciding their own affairs.

But when it comes to others, especially important people, you become indecisive.

It is precisely because we take the other person too seriously that we don’t want to be hated, let alone resentful.

"Perhaps only when I am about to die can I tell the truth to that child..."

Hei Yuming was not going to give up just like that, he continued.

"I think you've done well enough, Aunt Qiuzi. The proof is that she will respect you very much in the future."

"She still respects me because she doesn't know the truth! If she knew the truth, would she still respect me?"

"Yes, under your education, she will grow up to be a self-aware and good child in the future. She will definitely understand you."

"That's just your conjecture, Kuroba-kun! Only the child himself knows the truth!"

"Then let's hear what she has to say."

Hei Yuming looked back at the door of Kotori Mirai's room because he noticed that the call that had been maintained was manually hung up.

The daughter is about to come out and face her 'mother'.

"The future...! You...!"

Seeing her daughter walking out of the room with a calm expression, Takanashi Akiko was completely stunned. She immediately noticed the mobile phone in her daughter's hand, then turned her head and glared at Hei Yuming.

Hei Yuming smiled and scratched the back of his head, then took the cell phone hidden under the table and put it on the table.

“You, you guys…!”

Mirai Takanashi walked over and sat in the seat between Kuroba Akira and Takanashi Akiko, then turned to her mother and said.

"I'm sorry, Mom. Ming and I...we agreed long ago that he would get information about my background from you, because I knew you wouldn't tell me no matter what."

"..."

After the shock, the next emotion that emerged was despair.

At this moment, Akiko Takanashi felt like the sky was falling.

She didn't expect this day to come so suddenly that she was completely unprepared.

The chaotic thoughts are all in a mess, and finally the brain becomes blank. However, the body reacts first, and the tear glands begin to secrete tears.

"Woo...Woo..."

Akiko Takanashi covered her face with her hands and began to sob.

Seeing her mother suddenly burst into tears, Takanashi Mirai was not very panicked, but instead winked at Hei Yuming, meaning that he should go and comfort her.

"Ah? I'm here to comfort you?" Hei Yuming pointed at himself and asked silently.

What he got was a glare from Mirai, which contained the command "Go get her!"

No, you are the daughter... I am not her son...

But seeing that Mirai Kotori really had no intention of saying anything to comfort her mother, Kuroba Akira couldn't just leave Aunt Akiko crying like that. After all, if she kept crying, they wouldn't be able to continue communicating.

So Hei Yuming had no choice but to move over, hold Aunt Akiko in his arms, and let her lean on his shoulder.

After getting to snuggle with each other, Takanashi Akiko hugged Kuroba Akira and cried even harder.

Hei Yuming felt the wetness spreading on his shoulders and felt a little helpless. He had to reach out and touch Aunt Qiuzi's head, comforting her like a child.

"Cry, cry, a good cry will make you feel better..."

"Hmm...hiss..."

Why does it feel like the roles have been reversed...

After crying her heart out and venting all the shock and fear in her heart, Takanashi Akiko regained some of her sanity. She also knew that no matter how reluctant she was, she would have to face the judgment of her "daughter".

"future……"

"Um... Mom."

Mirai Takanashi handed her a tissue and smiled as brightly as an angel.

"Even if you are not my biological mother, I am still willing to call you mom."

"Future~~~!"

The result of the trial was...not guilty!

Akiko Takanashi turned into her daughter's arms and was so moved that she burst into tears again. This time, it was Takanashi Mirai's shoulder that was wet with her tears.

Hei Yuming was stunned again.

No...are we...making peace now?

It's that simple?

So, what this mother and daughter lack is just the opportunity to sit down and talk face to face?

In fact, there is no anger or resentment at all, only family love?

What the hell...it's really confusing...

Hei Yuming found this development boring.

He had prepared passionate lines as a middleman, ready to shout them out when mediating the feud between mother and daughter, but in the end he never had the chance to say them.

But he soon discovered that things were not that simple.

The smile on Takanashi Mirai's face was not an angelic one, but a devilish grin.

What the hell is she planning!

"I think you're amazing, Mom. There's no need to blame yourself for this, because you chose the career you most wanted to pursue, and then you gave everything you had to achieve what you have today..."

"But now I have a treasure more important than my career... that is you, the future..."

"Thank you, Mom... But after listening to you, I also understand the price you paid for the career you love... So I won't say I want to be a voice actor anymore."

"Really? In the future, you're...giving up just like that?"

"Well, I'm self-aware. I can't sing, and my voice acting isn't great. Even if I practiced seriously, it probably wouldn't be that good... And, as you know, Mom, I prefer to 'listen.'"

It is because she wants to better listen to her mother's voice and the music she is interested in that she wants headphones in the future.

Seeing her daughter become so mature, Takanashi Akiko felt like she was floating in heaven.

After knowing the truth, my daughter is still willing to call me mom and is willing to understand me...

My daughter is truly an angel!

Everything is fine now... Of course, he also contributed to all this!

It was the arrival of Hei Yujun that brought such a perfect ending!

At this moment, all of Takanashi Akiko's mental stress turned into gratitude towards Kuroba Akira. Combined with her previous YY thoughts about Xiao Ma, she really wanted to give herself to him... She definitely didn't want to take this opportunity to get rid of the label of an old maid!

"And Ming told me that I have a talent for making videos, and I'm really interested in editing and making videos... So, Mom, can I be a full-time YouTuber at home?"

So that's how it is. The real purpose is revealed, and Hei Yuming finally knows what she wants to do.

She wanted to take this opportunity to gain a legitimate reason for herself to be a shut-in.

"Full-time... UP host?"

"Yeah, it's people who upload video and audio files to video websites... I might not make much money, but this is my hobby."

"Did Kuroba-kun say you were suitable for this?"

"Yes, he read my palm."

"I see……"

Since this matter concerned her daughter's future, Takanashi Akiko did not agree rashly, but became serious and thought about it for a long time.

She also knew that the influence of online videos was growing, and it was very likely to replace traditional media and become the main promotional platform in the future...

It’s just that she doesn’t understand the UP master’s profit model.

But soon, Akiko Takanashi gave up on further investigating these matters of interest.

It doesn’t matter if I don’t make money, I can just support my daughter for the rest of her life!

This was also the decision I made when I adopted the baby... I must be responsible for her life to the end!

So the key lies in whether my daughter can be happy doing it.

“Is this what you most want to do in the future?”

"Well, I also hope to concentrate on doing this at home... But, if you want me to continue studying, I can still go back to school..."

"I only hope that you can grow up healthy both physically and mentally. Nothing else matters. And if you're always being bullied at school, then you might as well not go! If this is what you truly want to do in the future, I will support you unconditionally."

"Really? Mom, you're the best!"

The mother and daughter hugged each other again. After winning the favor of her daughter, it was the mother's turn to express her concerns.

"But in the future... don't you ever want to find your biological parents?"

"No, it doesn't matter at all."

"It doesn't matter? It really doesn't matter?"

"Really? Even if I went looking for it, it was just to satisfy my curiosity. But since even you, Mom, haven't been told, it means that it's better to be happier without knowing."

"That's right..."

"I've never thought that blood ties are the only bond that connects family. Although you said you agreed to adopt me for your own sake, you also put in a lot of effort in raising me from a baby. When I was often sick, you stayed up all night to take care of me... So to me, my mother is you, and only you."

"future……!!!"

Wow, what a sensible and good child.

The perfect mother has an ideal daughter...

A mother should be as graceful as a little bird (Qiu Zi)!

Giving birth to a daughter should be like a bird swimming (in the future)!

It's really gratifying, gratifying and congratulatory.

Then it seems that there is nothing for me to do... Now that the copy of Xiaoniaoyou's family has been successfully completed, it is time to go home and talk to Uncle Yong about the grand plan.

After watching the touching scene of the mother and daughter reconciling, Hei Yuming planned to leave.

Then I can go and report to the class monitor next Monday. Although I failed to get Mirai Kotori to return to school, her mother agreed to let her stay at home, and the relationship between mother and daughter has become closer. This can be said to have exceeded the goal, right?

The squad leader is easy to talk to. Maybe after explaining all this to her, she will still be willing to pay...even if it's only for half a day's use.

Thinking about these things, Hei Yuming stood up from his seat and prepared to say goodbye to Kotori and her daughter.

However, Takanashi Mirai has no intention of letting him go.

"Ming, why did you stand up suddenly?"

"Well... well, since you and Auntie Qiuzi have reconciled, it's about time for me to..."

Takanashi Mirai interrupted him and shouted.